Defense Sec. Austin: ‘We Don’t Have Any Evidence of Genocide’ in Gaza

COTTON Secretary Austin thank ░░░░░░░░ for acknowledging in response ░░░░░░░░ Senator Wicker that Hamas ░░░░░░░░ war crimes on October ░░░░░░░░ and has been committing ░░░░░░░░ everyday sense by using ░░░░░░░░ shields I want to ░░░░░░░░ what the protesters raised ░░░░░░░░ Is Israel committing genocide ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Austin Senator Cotton ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ of genocide being created ░░░░░░░░ So that s that ░░░░░░░░ a no Israel is ░░░░░░░░ committing genocide in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ of that to my ░░░░░░░░ Yeah COTTON Thank you ░░░░░░░░ than Director Burns and ░░░░░░░░ Haynes did last year ░░░░░░░░ month at the Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ when they dodged that ░░░░░░░░ You stand accused by ░░░░░░░░ protesters of greenlighting genocide ░░░░░░░░ you like to respond ░░░░░░░░ that accusation Austin What ░░░░░░░░ would say Senator Cotton ░░░░░░░░ the very beginning is ░░░░░░░░ we are committed to ░░░░░░░░ assist Israel in defending ░░░░░░░░ its territory and its ░░░░░░░░ by providing security assistance ░░░░░░░░ I would remind everybody ░░░░░░░░ you know what happened ░░░░░░░░ October 7th was absolutely ░░░░░░░░ And you know numbers ░░░░░░░░ of Israeli citizens killed ░░░░░░░░ then a couple of ░░░░░░░░ Israeli citizens taken hostage ░░░░░░░░ American citizens as well ░░░░░░░░ American citizens as well ░░░░░░░░ So so you deny ░░░░░░░░ accusation that you ve ░░░░░░░░ genocide Austin I I ░░░░░░░░ deny COTTON OK For ░░░░░░░░ record I don t ░░░░░░░░ Israel is committing genocide ░░░░░░░░ don t believe you ░░░░░░░░ genocide either You talk ░░░░░░░░ lot with Senator Reid ░░░░░░░░ Israel s responsibility to ░░░░░░░░ aid in Gaza Why ░░░░░░░░ Israel have a responsibility ░░░░░░░░ provide aid to Gaza ░░░░░░░░ was the victim of ░░░░░░░░ unprovoked vicious attack on ░░░░░░░░ 7th Why should they ░░░░░░░░ aid to the aggressor ░░░░░░░░ or aggressor Gaza is ░░░░░░░░ a nation to the ░░░░░░░░ on October 7th We ░░░░░░░░ t provide aid to ░░░░░░░░ and Japan during World ░░░░░░░░ II Austin What we ░░░░░░░░ did provide a to ░░░░░░░░ assistance to many of ░░░░░░░░ countries that we ve ░░░░░░░░ in recently as we ░░░░░░░░ But not in World ░░░░░░░░ II If you had ░░░░░░░░ in George Marshall s ░░░░░░░░ Dwight Eisenhower s position ░░░░░░░░ order say would you ░░░░░░░░ wanted to provide aid ░░░░░░░░ Germany Austin I I ░░░░░░░░ do believe senator that ░░░░░░░░ they want to create ░░░░░░░░ lasting effect in terms ░░░░░░░░ stability then I think ░░░░░░░░ something needs to be ░░░░░░░░ to account to to ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinian people COTTON ░░░░░░░░ I I get that ░░░░░░░░ they re in the ░░░░░░░░ of the war Like ░░░░░░░░ we believe that too ░░░░░░░░ World War II that ░░░░░░░░ why we had the ░░░░░░░░ Plan That s why ░░░░░░░░ rebuilt Japan but that ░░░░░░░░ after the war was ░░░░░░░░ not in the middle ░░░░░░░░ it And in the ░░░░░░░░ like it s not ░░░░░░░░ s responsibility to provide ░░░░░░░░ it s certainly not ░░░░░░░░ responsibility but we re ░░░░░░░░ our tax dollars to ░░░░░░░░ this giant pier to ░░░░░░░░ aid into Gaza Who ░░░░░░░░ going to accept that ░░░░░░░░ Who s going to ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ pier on a shore ░░░░░░░░ aid from American forces ░░░░░░░░ It that s that ░░░░░░░░ still being worked out ░░░░░░░░ there there will be ░░░░░░░░ that that that will ░░░░░░░░ to distribute that aid ░░░░░░░░ Hamas is in charge ░░░░░░░░ Gaza When aid goes ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Hamas doesn t ░░░░░░░░ it or commandeer it ░░░░░░░░ steal it it accepts ░░░░░░░░ And anybody operating in ░░░░░░░░ is under the thumb ░░░░░░░░ Hamas I just think ░░░░░░░░ s very ill considered ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s going to end ░░░░░░░░ well.”